They're a distraction and an example, pure and simple. Scapegoats if you like. When the poor are screaming injustice, let some lower level rich people take a fall as an example that they don't really let rich get away with anything. It's also an example to them that money doesn't make you as powerful as them.
RE: Hillary murders dozens--no charges, Epstein rapes dozens of teens--13 months. Lori Loughlin: facing 40 years for admissions scandal.